What color is #263A33?

#263A33 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263A33?

The RGB value is 38, 58, 51: 38 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263A33?

The complementary color is #3A262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263A33 color

#263A33 rgb(38, 58, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #263A33 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (38, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#263A33 color codes

HEX	`#263A33`
RGB	`rgb(38, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.57, -9.85, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.57, 10.01, 169.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.91, 3.677, 3.688)`
Decimal	`2505267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263A33, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #263A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #263A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263a33; }
.text { color: #263a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263a33, #26373a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #263A33?: #263A33 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263A33?: The RGB value is 38, 58, 51: 38 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263A33?: The complementary color is #3A262D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.